Vol. 50, No. 123 (06/24/2024)

1. Notices of Development of Proposed Rules and Negotiated Rulemaking

• Department of Health
  • Board of Dentistry
    • The Board proposes this change to remove a restriction limiting current and former dental hygiene members to probable cause determinations solely for dental hygienists.
    • To allow any dentist with an unencumbered license or on the faculty of a dental school that is fully trained in the administration of nitrous oxide to teach the administration of nitrous oxide to dental hygienists.
• Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
  • Marine Fisheries
    • The purpose of this rulemaking is to consolidate, clarify, streamline, and standardize Florida’s shrimp regulations in chapter 68B-31, F.A.C., to make these regulations easier for the public to read, understand, and enforce ....
• Department of Corrections
  • Departmental
    • Rule amendment is necessary to remove the vehicle restrictions for Correctional Probation Officers.

2. Proposed Rules

• Department of Education
  • State Board of Education
    • The Department is expanding programmatic opportunities within the RAISE High School Tutoring Program based on changes included in SB 46 (Chapter No. 2024-46, Laws of Florida). The expansion includes: tutoring may occur during ....
      • Due of Comment: 7/15/2024
    • The purpose of this amendment is to establish the criteria and application process to implement the Purple Star School District Program in accordance with section 1003.052, Florida Statutes, The Purple Star School District ....
      • Due of Comment: 7/15/2024
    • The purpose of the proposed rule is to incorporate certain Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) education programs into the school improvement ratings model in response to changes adopted in House Bill 1425 from the 2024 ....
      • Due of Comment: 7/15/2024
    • The purpose of this proposed amendment is to revise the definition of “Progress monitoring” to specify that administration guidance for the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) progress ....
      • Due of Comment: 7/15/2024
    • The purpose of these rule amendments is to reflect the updates of s., 1003.5716, F.S., passed during the 2024 Legislative Session. A student with an individual educational plan (IEP) and his or her parents must be provided ....
      • Due of Comment: 7/15/2024
    • HB 1285 (2024) amended section 1007.25, F.S., which provides requirements for the new specialized Associate in Arts transfer (SAAT) degrees. To implement these provisions, the Florida Department of Education will revise ....
      • Due of Comment: 7/15/2024
• Department of Transportation
  • Departmental
    • Rule 14-15.017, F.A.C., adopts by reference the Department’s Fixed Guideway Transportation Systems State Safety and Security Oversight Manual. This Manual establishes FDOT’s state safety oversight program for fixed guideway ....
      • Due of Comment: 7/15/2024
• Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • Division of Licensing
    • The purpose of this rulemaking is to establish rules in accordance with Chapter 2023-155, L.O.F., establishing late fees for all licenses issued pursuant to chapter 493 F.S., and rules relating to late-fee waivers. The division ....
      • Due of Comment: 7/15/2024

3. Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Rule Variance or Waiver

• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Board of Accountancy
    • variance or waiver filed by Elias Gonzalez. Petitioner seeks a permanent variance or waiver of rule 61H1-28.0052(1)(b), F.A.C., regarding the timeframes with respect to the CPA Examination, which requires that candidates ....
  • Division of Hotels and Restaurants
    • On June 21, 2024, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for an Emergency Temporary Variance from San-Dip LLC located at 2900 N Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32303, filed May 24, 2024, ....